Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show divides internet: "It's over. Never beef with Kendrick"
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night (Feb. 9) was packed with messages. However, the biggest takeaway for social media users was clear: Don't mess with Kendrick Lamar.
The bold move had X users praising Lamar's confidence, with one sharing a photo of the rapper's smirk at the camera, captioned, 'The face of a true chaotic good. … Kendrick is a menace.' Another X user posted the same image, writing, 'THIS MAN KENDRICK LAMAR JUST SMILED IN THE CAMERA AFTER COOKING DRAKE … LMFAOOOOOO.'
Many fans admired Lamar's unmatched level of pettiness. X user Ali B commented, 'I know – as petty as I am, I'll never be as petty as Kendrick.'
Another fan described Lamar as 'a North star of petty. An innovator when it comes to hating. An inspiration.' Someone else, sharing a GIF of a furious Goku from Dragon Ball Z, wrote, 'Kendrick back stage summoning all of his hatred for this performance.'
Fellow rapper JPEGMAFIA made a strong statement, saying, 'It's over. Never beef with kendrick.'
One user shared a photo of the 'GAME OVER' message displayed in the Caesars Superdome crowd at the end of halftime, writing, 'Kendrick killed it. Game over.'
'Kendrick really said that about drake in-front of 100 million people.'
'Drake is somewhere punching in the air.'
"Most overhyped half time show of all time 😭😭😭."
"Just absolutely HORRIBLE! Trash," commented another one."
Another big half time show let down..." added a tweet.
The face of a true chaotic good 😭😭😭 Kendrick is a menace
— Gina Darling (@MissGinaDarling)
Kendrick understood the mf assignment
— Renee 🪷 (@PettyLupone)
Its over. Never beef with kendrick
— JPEGMAFIA (@jpegmafia)
When you book the conference room, and the last meeting runs over.
— Khalil (@sehnaoui)
not serena williams c walking with kendrick at the super bowl 💀
— Brownies & Lemonade🍫🍋 (@TeamBandL)
samuel l jackson as uncle sam, the personification of america, telling kendrick his performance is "too ghetto" and then it cutting to kendrick's all-black backup dancers arranged as the american flag all while That Man is in attendance? kendrick i was not familiar with your game
— liz 🏛️ (@liz_zarb)
SERENA C WALKIN OMG
— DDOT. (@DDotOmen)
I know - as petty as I am, I'll never be as petty as Kendrick. He is a North star of petty. An innovator when it comes to hating. An inspiration.
— Ali B (@wtflanksteak)
Kendrick killed it. Game over.
— Renee 🪷 (@PettyLupone)
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